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FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

4. Fucking stupid!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 08:53 PM

Oct 2014

The cold, distant rock doesn't care what we call it.

It hasn't lost any government subsidies.

It doesn't need defending.

People who get this upset about some nomenclature from their childhood are ... an example of why this nation's in trouble.

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People Want Pluto as a Planet Again [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2014 OP

It's that damn dog! arcane1 Oct 2014 #1

Irrelevent until the IAU weighs in Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #2

it's all just a bunch of big rocks and some gasy masses Kalidurga Oct 2014 #3

Big rocks and gassy masses Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #12

Fucking stupid! FiveGoodMen Oct 2014 #4

They want to make this a planet? muntrv Oct 2014 #5

Well, not to be mean about it, but tough shit for them. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #6

Planet or not, it's got it's own probe going to it as we speak. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #7

Woof! valerief Oct 2014 #8

If pluto becomes a planet I will have to retire my T shirt. Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #9

Not only should Pluto regain it's planet status, there should be reparations. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #10

They want Pluto to be a planet... defacto7 Oct 2014 #11

Why stop with Pluto? Lionel Mandrake Oct 2014 #13

It helps with the memorization game... WillParkinson Oct 2014 #14

I think it should be brought back to the status of a planet because of it's finder.. BlueJazz Oct 2014 #15

If only people could get a tenth as excited about climate science. Orsino Oct 2014 #16

Human languages such as English are a tool for telling stories and do not always reflect reality. hunter Oct 2014 #17